Hi José Felix, PRESENT PERFECT and PAST SIMPLE How are you doing? I’m in Barcelona at the moment with my brother, Paul. He’s studying at art school here. He’s been (be) in Barcelona for two years now and knows the city so he (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (take) me to some great places. My trip (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not start) very well. The plane (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (take) off three hours late and then they (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (lose) my luggage. So on the first day here I (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not have) any clean clothes. Anyway, I (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (get) it back now. Yesterday we (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go) for a walk along Las Ramblas and I (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see) street performers. I (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see) that kind of thing before but these were fantastic. In the evening we (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (take) a ride in a cable car and (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (have) a great view of the city. You’d love the food here. We (12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (eat) some delicious tapas every night. Yesterday I
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Hi José Felix, PRESENT PERFECT and PAST SIMPLE
How are you doing? I’m in Barcelona at the moment with my brother, Paul. He’s studying at art school here. He’s been (be) in Barcelona for two years now and knows the city so he (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (take) me to some great places.
The plane (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (take) off three hours late and then they (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (lose) my luggage. So on the first day here I (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not have) any clean clothes. Anyway, I (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (get) it back now.
Yesterday we (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go) for a walk along Las Ramblas and I (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see) street performers. I (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see) that kind of thing before but these were fantastic. In the evening we (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (take) a ride in a cable car and (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (have) a great view of the city.
You’d love the food here. We (12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (eat) some delicious tapas every night. Yesterday I (13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (try) ‘chipirones’. (14) . . . . . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . . (hear) of them?
(17) . . . . . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . (have) a good time in Sicily with your parents last week? I (18) . . . . . . . . . . never . . . . . . . . . (go) to Italy. I’d love to go sometime.
See you soon,
Love Jon.
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR & SINCE
Rewrite sentences 1-5 without changing the meaning.
Use the present perfect with for or since. (5 marks)
(E) I last saw my Argentinean cousin when I was four.
. . . I haven’t seen my Argentinean cousin since I was four. . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1) They got married 60 years ago and they’re still married.
New Vocab!I’m sorry to tell you… I’m afraid to tell you…
I’m about to (do something)
As soon as… Lose – lost
To Be + looking forward to…
Make the most of =
Take advantage of =
The rest That’s the way it is!
Alone try child twin young tree PODER
New Vocabulary Recap!
I’m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the 17th of February because my parents are coming to Spain for a holiday! I’m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . seeing them.
Pepito doesen’t know anything about cars. The garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him last week when his car broke down. He had to pays nearly 5000 Euros!
I need to do some decorating in my apartment. I’m going to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . my Dad when he comes. He likes decorating!
Sorry, I can’t stop for a chat. I’m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . go out.
I’m starving! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . this class finishes I’m going to have something to eat!
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . she gets her exam results will have a big party!
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I get paid, I’m going to buy a new jacket.
Looking forward to take advantage of about to as soon as
PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS TENSE
1. We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dinner at the moment. have / are having
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that blue car over there? It’s Ben’s. Do you see / are you seeing
3. I am all right. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . about what I have to do tomorrow. think / am thinking
4. Sophie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I watch too much television. thinks / is thinking
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . walking to cycling? Do you prefer / Are you preferring
6. I am afraid I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . where we met. am to remembering / don’t remember